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RESOURCE CENTER - MEDIA MONITOR |
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Thursday June 21, 2007
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A daily review of media coverage of media and communications issues. |
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Media Protest
RSF condemns murder, kidnapping of journalists |
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Reporters Sans Frontiers (Reporters Without Borders) has voiced “revulsion” at the murder of Noor Ahmed Solangi, correspondent for the Sindhi-language newspaper Khabroon, in Kingri, Sindh. “We are shocked by the murder of Noor Ahmed Solangi, less than three weeks after the killing of Noor Hakim, in the tribal areas on June 2,” the international press freedom organisation said in a press statement on Wednesday. “The deteriorating working conditions and the insecurity facing journalists in the rural areas of the country are extremely worrying. It is crucial both that the local authorities find and punish the killers of Noor Ahmed Solangi and that the Pakistani authorities put an end to this lawlessness,” the Paris-based organisation said. A friend of the reporter, Khan Muhammad, told Reporters Without Borders, “Solangi received death threats two days previously, from the Junejo tribe, which was unhappy about his reports.” The killed journalist had written an article contesting allegations by Junejo members that a rival clan had killed some of its members in a recent clash. The journalist asserted that they had been killed by police officers. The family of the murdered journalist has begun legal proceedings against members of the Junejo clan: Hadu Junejo, Makal, Nazir, Ghulam Qaiser, Siddiq and Nural. A reporter on Sindh TV News, Abdul Khaliq, dismissed a theory that Noor Ahmed Solangi had been killed for ethnic reasons. “He was killed because of his profession,” he said. PPI adds: RSF has also called for the release of Abdul Latif Gola, the Urdu-language daily Jang’s correspondent in Jafarabad, Balochistan, who was arrested on June 17 by police saying they were acting on the orders of an army officer identified as Major Ali.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\21\story_21-6-2007_pg7_16 |
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Call to convert Pemra into a commission |
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Citizens’ issues, ties with media challenging: Jabbar
Jabbar for autonomy to PEMRA
Former Minister for Information and founder of Citizens’ Media Commission of Pakistan (CMCP), Javed Jabbar Wednesday proposed conversion of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to a commission to eliminate the impression of use of coercive power by an entity in the operation of the electronic media. Speaking at a roundtable on “Challenges of Democracy and Accountability in the Regulation of Electronic Media” organised by the Islamabad chapter of CMCP here Wednesday, Mr Jabbar also recommended that the chairman and a majority of members of Pemra should be private, eminent citizens selected with the consent of the leaders of the House and Opposition in both houses of the parliament. He said that responsibility, fairness, balance and accuracy were larger values than freedom of expression alone.
http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/21/nat21.htm
http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=103405&catid=17
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MPAs, journalists protest over Rushdie issue: Budget debate ends |
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Members from both treasury and opposition benches on Wednesday joined hands with journalists to hold a protest demonstration against the award of knighthood to Salman Rushdie by the British government. Shahnaz Saleem of the PML-N was commenting on the budget estimates for 2007-08 when Speaker Afzal Sahi interrupted her to read out a message from the Press Gallery Committee regarding the demonstration. Strongly condemning the UK government’s action of honouring the blasphemer, the participants chanted slogans against him and said no Muslim could even think of any compromise on the glory of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) as it is a matter of their faith. Expressing the resolve that the entire Ummah would sacrifice their lives for the veneration of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), they demanded that the UK government should immediately revoke its decision. Law Minister Basharat Raja, on a point of order, thanked all the members of the house and the journalists for projecting the sentiments of all Pakistanis and the entire Ummah. “The media has always portrayed national stance on various issues in a forceful way and today’s demonstration is an example in this regard. Opposition’s cooperation is a good omen and we hope they will continue supporting the government on issues of national importance,” the law minister said.
(Nawa-i-Waqt-6)
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/21/nat6.htm |
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BBC correspondent spends 100 days as hostage |
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Daily Times and The Friday Times on Wednesday joined 100 news organizations worldwide to take part in Reporters Without Borders-organized activities in Paris, London and Arab countries to mark BBC correspondent Alan Johnston’s 100th day as a hostage in Gaza.
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\21\story_21-6-2007_pg7_12 |
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243 journalists exiled since 2001 |
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At least three journalists a month have fled their country to escape violence, imprisonment or harassment since 2001, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based press-freedom organisation, in a new report released on World Refugee Day (Tuesday, June 19). The case of Pakistani journalist Majid Babar, among the 243 exiles, is a poignant example. He has been working at a gas station in the US since getting asylum in 2004. “He fled Pakistan after being harassed by authorities for working with foreign correspondents covering terrorism,” the report said. Babar cannot find work as a journalist even though he spent his first year in the US as a Humphrey Fellow in Journalism at the University of Maryland. “Although I have many friends in the mainstream media here in the US, I can’t get any job,” Babar told CPJ. “I am just one of the millions of refugees.”
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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\06\21\story_21-6-2007_pg7_17 |
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Media Award
The Nation photographer awarded for capturing CJ manhandling |
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Federal Minister for Information Muhammad Ali Durrani Wednesday awarded shield to Daily The Nation Photojournalist Sajjad Ali Qureshi for taking the picture of an incident of manhandling of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, when he was proceeding to Supreme Court for first hearing of reference against him in Supreme Judicial Council. Durrani awarded this shield during the annual exhibition and award show of Rawalpindi Islamabad Photojournalists Association here at Press Information Department (PID).
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http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jun-2007/21/nationalnews2.php |
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Media Miscellaneous
Summary to withdraw Pemra Ord sent to Information Ministry |
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Pemra has sent the summary for the withdrawal of Pemra amendment ordinance to Ministry of Information. Few weeks before, President Musharraf after meeting with Pakistan Broadcasting Association announced the withdrawal of ordinance. Govt has completed the legal consultation for withdrawal of ordinance. Announcement for withdrawal of Pemra Ordinance 2007 is expected soon.
(Khabrin-8) (Express-8)
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Govt is working for media, Durrani |
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Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has said, "We are including journalists in resident's self employment scheme and journalists will be able to apply for loan for motorbikes and cars at the minimum interest rate of 6 percent. The government is planning to launch 'group insurance for journalists' that will be started from Islamabad". He distributed prizes among position holders. Sixty-Three photojournalists who took part in this exhibition from twin cities also received cheques Rs 5,000 each from the ministry. According to the positions, Muhammad Irfan (APP), Muhammad Asim (Daily Jinnah) and Raja Zafar (Daily Express) got first, second and third positions respectively. Sajjad Ali Qureshi Photographer of The Nation won the 'photo of the year' award. He presented a cheque Rs 200,000 to Sajjad Haider President (RIPJA) for the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Photojournalist association. He said electronic media cameramen and reporters from print media should also conduct such kind of exhibition every year and the ministry would encourage them. Durrani said in the budget Rs 5945 million had been allocated for the uplift of mass media in the country that was all time high. Rs 500 million would be spent on 'Islamabad Media University' project that would impart quality education for media students, the minister said. He said the government has taken another initiative of launching 'Electronic News Gathering' under APP for which Rs 246 million had been allocated. "This year the PTV is going to launch 'Sports and Youth Channel' and 'News and Current Affairs Channel' with Rs 739 million and Rs 500 million respectively", he added. "
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=103417&catid=17 |
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Letter to Editor “Live TV broadcasts” |
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Muhammad Abd Al-Hameed, “What can the channels do to censor objectionable parts of a live broadcast? Since the problem is common for television channels everywhere, the solution was always available. It is called a time-delay machine. It allows you to delay a live feed 5-10 seconds, enough time to delete any objectionable portions before allowing the feed to go on air. (The same can be done for radio broadcasts). PEMRA should now ask all licensed television and radio channels to install time-delay machines and censor even the live broadcasts that it may allow them in future. If still something objectionable goes on air, PEMRA may suspend the channel’s broadcasting for a few weeks. The consequent loss of ads and audience will be enough to teach a lesson that a channel will never forget. It is never too late to learn.”
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http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=103458&catid=4 |
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Letter to Editor “for responsible media” |
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Nawa-i-Waqt readers have written a letter, “Media should follow some ethics to develop our national integrity. Vulgar advertisement should be banned immediately. Advertisement should follow our cultural norms. Private channels and cable operators should strictly follow code of conduct. Violators of code of conduct should be penalized. International channels working against our national interest should be barred.”
(Nawa-i-Waqt- Editorial)
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Pakistan at 'Heart' of Pearl story |
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Winterbottom, who worked in Pakistan twice before, "When you're there, Pakistan is a pretty relaxed country. It's like being with a video camera in New York. You're not being surreptitious." For the Pakistan portion of the shoot, crew members took a For the Pakistan portion of the shoot, crew members took a hostile terrorist training course, which was required to get insurance. The American actors, including Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman, had security personnel also assigned to them. But that still didn't prepare Winterbottom and his team for the mixed signals they received from the bureaucratic system. Many government agencies in Islamabad, as well as police agencies, were cooperative and supportive, but others in the intelligence community were not happy. The cast and crew began noticing that people were following them to the sets and videotaping them while they were filming.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/instep_today.asp |
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Telecommunication
Telemedicine launched at AKUH |
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Using modern technology and communications linkages, two private companies have created a partnership with Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi through, which CT scan and X-ray images can be diagnosed, interpreted and treatment suggested from Karachi. AKUH and the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, were associated through an innovative Telemedicine link on June 20. The FMIC is an 85-bed paediatric hospital managed by the AKUH under a partnership between the French and Afghan governments, the Aga Khan Development Network and La Chaine de L‚ Espoir, a French humanitarian organisation. |
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=61329 |
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